Focus Features invited ComingSoon.net to the New York City junket for Spike Lee‘s sensational new film BlacKkKlansman, where we spoke on camera with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Do the Right Thing, Malcom X and Inside Man. Lee talked to us specifically about the powerful ending/coda to the film which relates to the anniversary of the act of white nationalist terror in Charlottesville, Virginia one year ago this month. Check out the video interview with Spike Lee in the player below, containing some spoilers for the film’s finale!
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The film stars John David Washington (Ballers), Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Topher Grace (That ’70s Show) as KKK leader David Duke.
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.
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The film is based on Stallworth’s own 2014 memoir “Black Klansman,” with the screenplay adapted by Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz as well as by Spike Lee and Kevin Willmont.
Lee (Malcom X, Inside Man) directed BlacKkKlansman, producing alongside Jordan Peele through his Monkeypaw Productions banner. Sean McKittrick, Shaun Redick and Raymond Mansfield of QC Entertainment and Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions will also produce.
BlacKkKlansman is now playing in theaters everywhere.
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4117_D006_02741_RRyan Eggold stars as Walter Breachway in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D007_03281_RJohn David Washington stars as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D015_07703_RLaura Harrier stars as Patrice and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D017_09176_RTopher Grace stars as David Duke in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D017_09462_R Topher Grace stars as David Duke and Adam Driver as Flip Zimmerman in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D017_09472_R_CROPSpike Lee and Adam Driver on the set of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D018_09780_R(l-r.) Director Spike Lee, actors Topher Grace and Adam Driver on the set of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D021_11177_R_CROP(ctr l-r.) Laura Harrier stars as Patrice and Corey Hawkins as Stokely Carmichael in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D022_11713_R_CROPJohn David Washington stars as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D023_11983_RTopher Grace stars as David Duke in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D025_13343_R_CROPAdam Driver stars as Flip Zimmerman and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKLansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_D025_13343_R_CROPAdam Driver stars as Flip Zimmerman and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKLansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_PP_D002_02137_RJohn David Washington stars as Ron Stallworth and Laura Harrier as Patrice in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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4117_PP_D002_02298_RDirector Spike Lee and actor John David Washington on the set of BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
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